Just arrived back from listening to Davd Casssidy 'Brow =n Eyes'. LOL.

12:04 am

dcseain

thx, lickety!

12:04 am

joso

tnx lickety

12:05 am

FranMag

hi hugs!

12:05 am

Jellen

Hi, Hugs and stid and MM

12:05 am

dcseain

:) nice choice, jac

12:05 am

Hugabugs

ha8

12:05 am

MonkeyMind

ha8

12:05 am

FranMag

thanks lickety!

12:05 am

dart001

thx lick

12:05 am

stidmama

YAY Lickety!

12:05 am

Erda

Thsnk you, lickety!

12:05 am

jillibus

gracious, dc, pick you to pick a game I've never heard of!

12:05 am

meliae

thank you monkey

12:05 am

FranMag

thanks hugs and MM!

12:05 am

jillibus

Back with my icon in a few

12:05 am

dcseain

the past of ca4/5 is a valid word, at least in the fishing and sewing worlds, hmph.

12:05 am

Jacula

I'm off to bed now, since strill no reply to my proposal for 2010.

12:05 am

meliae

and hugs hope they are the same ha 8 lol

12:06 am

dcseain

it's fun, jilli, readily available at most game stores.

12:06 am

Jacula

Night all.xx

12:06 am

justafreep

da7

12:06 am

meliae

I thought so too Dc

12:06 am

dcseain

g'night jac, sleep tight

12:06 am

FranMag

night jac!

12:06 am

meliae

nini Jac

12:06 am

timhorton

night jac

12:06 am

Jacula

I'll try, dcs.

12:06 am

Jellen

Night, jac

12:07 am

jillibus

Â la demain, jolie jacqueline

12:07 am

harpjane

v7 maybe it's already called

12:07 am

dart001

100 down

12:07 am

Jacula

tim -I'm wilting. Going, going, GONE.

12:07 am

FranMag

darn, chav isn't accepted

12:07 am

harpjane

make that v7X2

12:07 am

dcseain

go, dart!

12:08 am

FranMag

go dart go!

12:08 am

Ornith

hi all

12:08 am

dcseain

hi, ornith

12:08 am

justafreep

ha8

12:08 am

harpjane

ooh found an extinct da7

12:09 am

dcseain

ty, harp, and hello!

12:09 am

justafreep

poetry, harp

12:09 am

Jellen

Hi, Ornith

12:10 am

FranMag

thanks harp & freep!

12:10 am

FranMag

hi ornith!

12:10 am

Ornith

thanks harp

12:11 am

harpjane

don't read much poetry, justa lol, only know the kind that flies....

12:11 am

FranMag

works for me harp. :-)

12:11 am

Hugabugs

st7

12:12 am

harpjane

actually i read it, just don't analyze it

12:12 am

FranMag

thanks hugs!

12:13 am

harpjane

got 50, time for sleep

12:13 am

FranMag

later harp!

12:13 am

harpjane

oh, and GO RED SOOOOOOOOOX!

12:13 am

Ornith

night harp

12:13 am

stidmama

sweet dreams harp!

12:13 am

timhorton

can't stay awake

12:13 am

melonheadjujube

hi :(

12:13 am

melonheadjujube

ce7

12:14 am

Ornith

hi melon

12:14 am

Ornith

thanks melon

12:14 am

FranMag

hi melon!

12:14 am

harpjane

sorry melon head

12:14 am

harpjane

mainly i just like a good game

12:14 am

harpjane

no matter who wins

12:14 am

stidmama

sweet dreams tim... hi melon!

12:14 am

harpjane

and this was a great series

12:15 am

Ornith

night tim

12:15 am

timhorton

night stid

12:15 am

FranMag

night tim!

12:15 am

timhorton

night ornith

12:15 am

timhorton

night all

12:15 am

stidmama

wow. 85 words and one from each tile already....

12:15 am

melonheadjujube

what a meltdown. and westbrook had 6 strong innings with his usual assortment of groundball outs & double plays.

12:15 am

cybernan

half way -- need a break

12:15 am

timhorton

night fran

12:15 am

Jellen

g'night, tim

12:15 am

jillibus

hi -- back with my favourite game

12:16 am

FranMag

good one jilli

12:16 am

Ornith

I'm at 68 and no blanks, stid - this is a nice fast one, at least to start

12:16 am

harpjane

well i still remember where i was when the Red Sox lost Game 6 in 1986

12:16 am

Ornith

hi jilli

12:16 am

jillibus

so what happened, melon? Haven't hard any baseball news...

12:16 am

herinfernallady

hi

12:16 am

Ornith

hi herin

12:16 am

melonheadjujube

it was a good series harp. and there was a lot to like in my young team. they actually had some intelligent at bats in the mid-innings. just heard on the TV that we were outscored 30-5 in the last 3 games - ouch!

12:17 am

herinfernallady

Hi back

12:17 am

melonheadjujube

hi, jilli - my indians lost.

12:17 am

stidmama

hi lady

12:17 am

melonheadjujube

there was one bad call - kenny should have been safe at second on the throw by manny.

12:18 am

Jellen

Hi, herin

12:18 am

FranMag

hi infernal!

12:18 am

herinfernallady

Hi

12:18 am

jillibus

ouch indeed, melon! but never say die!

12:19 am

melonheadjujube

wait'll next year. oh, kenny looks so sad in the postgame.

12:19 am

dcseain

silly work calls, hello again.

12:20 am

dcseain

hi, lady

12:20 am

jillibus

jellen, my second fave game used to be cryptic crosswords, and I even made some up -- the clueing is great fun

12:20 am

stidmama

hi seain

12:20 am

FranMag

hi again dc

12:20 am

melonheadjujube

I saw 5 games this summer - 4 wins, all good games.

12:20 am

Jellen

I'd like to try that someday, jilli.

12:21 am

jillibus

dc, we'll look farward to your presence whenever it arrives :)

12:21 am

ARB

Shalom Everyone

12:21 am

dcseain

:">

12:21 am

herinfernallady

How aer we all

12:21 am

Jellen

Hi, ARB

12:21 am

stidmama

shalom melon

12:21 am

dcseain

i'm well, debating going to get ice cream again.

12:21 am

meliae

stuck at 98, how many words in the grid tonight?

12:21 am

herinfernallady

Hi Dc

12:21 am

jillibus

we aer fine, herin, lol

12:21 am

herinfernallady

HI Meliae

12:21 am

jillibus

200

12:22 am

stidmama

oops shalom arb.... typing one hand, dog on other hand

12:22 am

herinfernallady

Sorry about that typo i was looking at the cat and the weather

12:22 am

FranMag

hi arb!

12:22 am

melonheadjujube

shalom ARB, stidmama, anyone I missed - lost in the grid.

12:22 am

FranMag

200 mel

12:22 am

carra

been up 21 hours.. lets see how many i can get lol

12:22 am

meliae

thank you Jill

12:22 am

ARB

Hi Jellen, Stidmama, Melon.

12:23 am

dcseain

shalom, arb & melon

12:23 am

melonheadjujube

ch7 if it wasn't called

12:23 am

meliae

thankyou fran

12:23 am

herinfernallady

Carra thats getting to be how long my boy is asleep for

12:23 am

pigeonman

Has anyone called the ch9?

12:23 am

FranMag

just hit halfway!

12:23 am

Ornith

hi, everyone I missed - busy in the grid here too

12:23 am

chic

ch 9

12:23 am

FranMag

hi carra!

12:23 am

stidmama

ch 9!

12:24 am

FranMag

yes pigeon

12:24 am

melonheadjujube

tx peigeonman!

12:24 am

stidmama

LOL

12:24 am

meliae

I dont think so Pigeon

12:24 am

Ornith

thanks chic!!

12:24 am

pigeonman

Ah. Never mind then.

12:24 am

carra

i only had 3.5 hours of sleep too ack.. had to get up early for this press show

12:24 am

melonheadjujube

ha8

12:24 am

carra

Hi Fran!

12:24 am

ARB

ha 8 been called?

12:24 am

FranMag

yes arb

12:24 am

Ornith

there's 6-8-7-9 on that ch, in fact

12:24 am

jillibus

I'm a bit bleary after a yummy dinner -- Zatarain's packaged Jamabalya plus frozen okra plus big prawns with a big slurp of red wine when it was cooked -- mandarin orange and that choc bundt cake for dessert and decaf by my side

12:24 am

stidmama

and of course, the ha 8...

12:24 am

meliae

yes arb

12:25 am

Ornith

thanks arb

12:25 am

dcseain

sounds nice, jilli

12:25 am

FranMag

sounds good jilli

12:25 am

jillibus

but zzzzzzzz

12:25 am

jillibus

jac would be screaming at me if she were awake

12:25 am

dcseain

phantom: athame

12:25 am

Ornith

whew, past halfway already

12:26 am

FranMag

bottom row greyed

12:26 am

jillibus

yikes, ornith!!!

12:26 am

herinfernallady

oh dear this is going to be hard

12:26 am

melonheadjujube

va7 X 2

12:26 am

jillibus

yikes, fran!!!

12:26 am

Ornith

of course, I almost never finish, because I leave to sleep and don't make it back, heh

12:27 am

Ornith

thanks melon

12:27 am

carra

ye7

12:27 am

herinfernallady

The boy is still out been in bed since 11pm last night poor sicky

12:27 am

FranMag

cool carra, now to find it

12:28 am

jillibus

well, I have to go out for lunch tomorrow and out for bridge tomorrow night so how much time am I going to have for this?

12:28 am

cybernan

cl 7 if not already called

12:28 am

FranMag

thanks nan *looking*

12:28 am

dcseain

ty, nan!

12:29 am

herinfernallady

thanks guys

12:29 am

FranMag

ooh, got it!

12:29 am

jillibus

Also watching Masterpiece Theatre, The Amazing Mrs Pritchard -- a really good one.

so we are, lickety! Yay! *sets out more ice cream, now with chocolate with brownies & banana with chocolate and walnuts*

1:31 am

broll

yes, lady

1:31 am

Erda

<-- hugs mr.p and lickety

1:31 am

FranMag

hi dee!

1:31 am

herinfernallady

thanks

1:31 am

FranMag

hi broll!

1:31 am

Jellen

Yes, herin, de 6/24 is the first de

1:31 am

herinfernallady

this is driving me nuts

1:31 am

herinfernallady

and hi Broll

1:31 am

jillibus

herin, de6/24 is first on the list -- there's a de6/27 and 21 at the end

1:31 am

mrpresident

hi dee, erda, jell et al who just came on :)

1:32 am

broll

hi all. Actually, have been lurking. And playing the game! Not fast enough to chat.

1:32 am

licketySplitAUS

what gorgeous mrp said ;-)

1:32 am

sprite

dc, that is simply beautiful. Go see, guys, our dc is a poet.

1:32 am

herinfernallady

THanks thats what i need

1:33 am

jillibus

broll, to me the chat is more important than the game -- heresy?

1:33 am

sprite

hi all incoming babblers :)

1:33 am

herinfernallady

Thank you Jill for putting me out of my missery

1:33 am

licketySplitAUS

very nice dc - I did read it - I was put right there.

1:33 am

FranMag

lovely dc!

1:33 am

broll

nope, to each his own!

1:33 am

broll

Like I said, I'm just too slow.

1:34 am

dcseain

ty, all. Someday, i hope to see the part of the North American plains where the sunflowers grow wild.

1:34 am

Hugabugs

Hi Sprite

1:35 am

sprite

*hugs Hugs*

1:35 am

broll

dc, we lived in Kansas, the "sunflower state" for 3-1/2 years. I loved them!

1:35 am

Hugabugs

I need help for my last one... it's an s6. I have se6 x 1, and st6 x 4

1:36 am

VolleymomDee

hi hug

1:36 am

Hugabugs

Hi Dee

1:36 am

sprite

great to see how it came to be so essential, dc, from first draft to final result. You did so well with it.

1:36 am

herinfernallady

thanks for you help

1:36 am

sprite

(I was at its birth, guys :) )

1:36 am

dcseain

:"> FMitch gave some very useful feedback.

1:37 am

sprite

yes, I see... once more we can blame FMitch :D :D

1:37 am

jillibus

why should anyone be surprised that a musician and language-lover and sensible (in the French sense) person like dc should also be a poet?

1:37 am

dcseain

LOL, sprite :D

1:38 am

sprite

I was not, jilli, but I had not yet seen the results of it. I recognised the poetry in something he 'just' wrote in the chat.

1:38 am

dcseain

i was descibing to Sprite a trip through a tiny bit of the plains in Western INdiana.

1:38 am

jillibus

so did I, sprite

1:39 am

dcseain

made me want to see the plains proper.

1:39 am

jillibus

beautiful imagery, dc

1:39 am

sprite

and I said, dc, you are a poet. And he reread and said, yes, it has potential. :)
I love the end result very much.

1:40 am

dcseain

one can de se4 an incumbent, no?

1:40 am

MVA

will read it later dc, have to go, bbl, good luck all

1:41 am

dcseain

ciao, MVA

1:41 am

FranMag

bye mva!

1:41 am

Jellen

Bye, MVA

1:41 am

sprite

I am reading the profile texts on the games... it is not more than I wanted to know, jilli, I never knew what duplicate bridge is and now that I know, I am baffled! You have to be real smart to pull that off.
And great to see the other games too :)

1:41 am

dcseain

*lays out cruellers and choc-iced cake donuts, and some cold ginger ales*

1:41 am

sprite

have a great day, MVA

1:42 am

jillibus

al tiles occupied

1:42 am

rolin

morning all..

1:42 am

sprite

cruellers? Sounds cruel...

1:42 am

sprite

hi rolin!

1:42 am

Jellen

Hi, rolin

1:43 am

Hugabugs

Fireworks!

1:43 am

sprite

wtg Hugs!

1:43 am

FranMag

yay hugs! good morning rolin!

1:43 am

Jellen

Congrats, Hugs!!

1:43 am

herinfernallady

Yah Hugs sorry if i missed anyone

1:43 am

herinfernallady

Is there any CL words?

1:43 am

Hugabugs

thanks everyone

1:43 am

Hugabugs

yes there are

1:43 am

dcseain

http://i.pbase.com/u25/dhnieman/large/
40758249.FrenchCruellers.jpg

1:44 am

sprite

Fran, why is there no plural to the hawaiian duck... would that be a repetition of the singular maybe?

1:44 am

Hugabugs

cl x 3

1:44 am

jillibus

hey, sprite -- we don't always win at Dupliclate! It's a humbling game but we do try!

1:44 am

herinfernallady

thanks

1:44 am

herinfernallady

thanks sorry didnt see that head desk

1:44 am

rolin

yey..the hairy nose dolphin

1:44 am

sprite

oh my, they are cruel! To my waistline!

1:45 am

FranMag

have no idea sprite, since plurals of japanese words work and they don't actually exist.

1:45 am

jillibus

dc -- have you ever used tinyurl? sop useful especially here where there's so little room

about the japanese plural: I think those are words that are so incorporated into the english language that they are treated as native.

1:47 am

sprite

it is one of my favorites too, Fran!

1:47 am

dcseain

japanese plural? huh?

1:48 am

herinfernallady

My mum n dad rock. They gave me the oddest and the best present - a gift voucher and a can opener

1:48 am

jillibus

dc is probalby fluent in Japanese

1:48 am

sprite

dc: some japanese words, that of course have no plural form, get pluralised in american use.

1:48 am

dcseain

oh, of course! chinese ones, too.

1:48 am

rolin

im mising a v... i have va6/30 7/44 4/8...what am i missing?

1:48 am

FranMag

sprite was wondering why the hawaiian goose isn't pluraled and i was saying i don't know why since enable allows plurals of japanese words that don't exist in the language.

1:49 am

jillibus

cool, herin. and kooky like you?

1:49 am

herinfernallady

yep. I needed a decent can opener for when we have our new place

1:49 am

FranMag

another va7/48

1:49 am

rolin

ty frab

1:49 am

rolin

fran

1:49 am

rolin

...

1:49 am

dcseain

a good can opener is wirth its weight in gold.

1:49 am

FranMag

yw rolin

1:50 am

herinfernallady

That is true

1:50 am

herinfernallady

head desk

1:50 am

sprite

I studied japanese for about 1,5 year. It was wonderful how much the language differs from the ones I knew, and even more wonderful that my knowledge of latin helped to graps the structure of the language... while it is not at all a latin language.

1:51 am

sprite

*grasp

1:51 am

jillibus

how fascination, sprite

1:51 am

herinfernallady

I cant even speak good english. Sprite how many languages do you know?

1:51 am

dcseain

i've not studied japanese at all, only chinese and korean. I gather korean is gramitically similar to japanese, though.

1:51 am

jillibus

fascinating even

1:52 am

sprite

not much, lady. Dutch of course, English is good, then a good bit of german and french and some japanese. All the rest is snips and snaps.

1:52 am

KatieMcG

morning everyone :-)

1:52 am

dcseain

morning, kaite!

1:52 am

FranMag

hi katie!

1:53 am

Jellen

Hi, katie

1:53 am

herinfernallady

wow. Head desk i typed in more than dollars plural and it didnt take it

1:53 am

herinfernallady

Hi Katie

1:53 am

sprite

hi katie

1:54 am

dcseain

you mean ce5, lady?

1:54 am

herinfernallady

Yes

1:54 am

sprite

works for me

1:54 am

dcseain

sometimes it does that, i entered it.

1:54 am

FranMag

works for me too

1:54 am

lynxxx

good afternoon everyone

1:54 am

herinfernallady

It was there all along but my brain or the net or the faeries thought it would be fun to torment me for 30min

1:55 am

FranMag

hi lynxxx!

1:55 am

dcseain

morning, lynxxx!

1:55 am

sprite

hi lynxxx *hug*

1:55 am

herinfernallady

Hi Lynxx

1:55 am

Jellen

Hi, lynxxx

1:56 am

FranMag

my kids didn't want the chicken soup, but they're chowing down on the octopus!

1:56 am

KatieMcG

mroning lynxx

1:56 am

sprite

lol Fran... good kids!

1:57 am

jillibus

hi lynxxx

1:57 am

herinfernallady

Fair enough Fran

1:57 am

dcseain

that's not unreasonable, fran

1:57 am

jillibus

fran, as a kid I didn't like chees or beef much but loved brains!

1:58 am

FranMag

it's fine with me, i love seafood. :-)

1:58 am

sprite

ah, that is how you came to be so smart, jilli!
I could never learn to like brains.

1:58 am

FranMag

that's cool jilli, not many people can say that!

1:58 am

dcseain

i never much cared for brains, but liked tongue

1:59 am

sprite

tongue... always makes me wonder who is tasting who.

1:59 am

jillibus

yeah, liked tongue too -- brainless blabbermouth, huh?

1:59 am

dcseain

lol

1:59 am

herinfernallady

eww.

1:59 am

sprite

lol jilli

2:00 am

herinfernallady

My boy has just done the mmmm brains

2:00 am

KatieMcG

not sure I'll like it as much now!!

2:00 am

dcseain

heh

2:00 am

sprite

grin... I apologise

2:01 am

Marmar

Good morning everyone! Been playing for one hour and have 60 words....a word a minute....doesn't sound too good. Well, I have been enjoying your chat while trying to concentrate on the grid.

2:01 am

jillibus

sprite -0- do you do Haloween in the Netherlands?

2:01 am

dcseain

morning, marmar

2:01 am

FranMag

hi marmar! good to see you again

2:01 am

Marmar

DC, I saw your poem the other day...really lovely!

2:01 am

sprite

hi Marmar, sounds good to me! Not a bad average!

2:01 am

Jellen

Time for me to go. Goodbye, everyone. Interesting chat!

2:02 am

jillibus

my typing is degenerating, I see

2:02 am

dcseain

g'night, jellen!

2:02 am

lynxxx

Hi Marmar - welcome back

2:02 am

FranMag

night jellen!

2:02 am

Marmar

Thanks sprite. Bye Jellen. Thanks Lynxxx!

2:02 am

jillibus

night jellen -- hi marmar

2:02 am

lynxxx

bye Jellen - sleep well

2:02 am

sprite

we do, jilli, more and more. We have Sint-Maarten early november and that is usually the start of hallowe'en decoration.

2:02 am

KatieMcG

night jellen

2:02 am

sprite

bye Jellen! *hug*

2:03 am

herinfernallady

Night Jellen and hi Marmar

2:03 am

herinfernallady

We are likely to have a All hallows party next week

2:03 am

dcseain

Sint-Maarten's not just an island, then, eh?

2:03 am

dcseain

;)

2:04 am

sprite

lol dc! Nah, but perhaps it is in lyrical sense!

2:04 am

SamanthaJoy

Fireworks

2:04 am

sprite

I am a rock, I am....

2:04 am

SamanthaJoy

Anyone need clews before I go poof?

2:04 am

sprite

wtg Samantha

2:04 am

FranMag

yay sam!!!

2:04 am

herinfernallady

Yah sam

2:04 am

dcseain

Congrats, samantha!

2:04 am

lynxxx

Congrats sam !

2:04 am

KatieMcG

congrats sam

2:04 am

SamanthaJoy

Thank you, thank you all

2:05 am

jillibus

Halloween is the end of October -- the eve of All Saint's Day (Nov 1)

2:05 am

dcseain

oh, sprit, you have the heart of a filker! I must develop that into a full-fledged punny filk!

2:05 am

jillibus

YOWIE Samantha!!!

2:05 am

sprite

LOL dc :)
Let us know when we can read it :)

2:05 am

dcseain

oh, you know of filk?

2:06 am

Marmar

Yea Samantha! Does anyone else have housework waiting to be done or is it just me?

2:06 am

jillibus

filk?

2:06 am

sprite

oh jilli, I think then that StMaarten is the end of the decorations here... I get things mixed up in this brain of mine nowadays

2:06 am

herinfernallady

We are celebrating All Hallows/Samhien, actually Beltane in this end of the world. Pardon my bad spelling

2:06 am

sprite

housework? Only if it does not interfere with my babbling!

2:06 am

FranMag

what's housework marmar?

2:06 am

SamanthaJoy

Heh. My life is housework, and it's all on hold. My life is on hold!

2:06 am

Marmar

Good philosophy Sprite.

2:07 am

Marmar

Me too Sam...my poor husband......

2:07 am

sprite

yeah, like a parody, more or less... new lyrics to songs or the other way around, dc?

2:07 am

dcseain

Que Sera-serole: http://tinyurl.com/2hyzkn

2:07 am

dcseain

indeed so, sprite

2:07 am

SamanthaJoy

I have dry hands from doing dishes today. That's it for this week!

2:08 am

jillibus

I have to go to bed because I have to go out to lunch at noon and it just won't do if I have breakfast at 11 which is what i like

2:08 am

dcseain

not using Palmolive, samantha? LOL

2:08 am

herinfernallady

Night Jill

2:08 am

KatieMcG

night jill

2:08 am

SamanthaJoy

I'm off to play a game of spades. Does anyone want clues before I go?

2:08 am

dcseain

sleep well, jilli

2:08 am

sprite

lol jilli, true. Sleep well and it was great to have you around :)

2:08 am

FranMag

night jilli!

2:08 am

sprite

not me yet, Samantha, thanks for offering though. Have fun :)

2:09 am

lynxxx

goodnite Jilli

2:09 am

rolin

samanth..the single a?

2:09 am

Marmar

Regarding Halloween, it's funny here, over the last 10 years here in Germany, it has gone crazy. And it's a shame really as they have beautiful fall holidays and traditions here already. Like St. Martins festival.

2:09 am

dcseain

ty, samantha, enjoy spades?

2:09 am

dcseain

same as other ac4, different ending, rolin

2:09 am

SamanthaJoy

I'm a killer at spades

2:09 am

sprite

same here, Marmar!

2:10 am

SamanthaJoy

it ends with a vowel, rolin

2:10 am

Atalante

spritey! where were you yesterday!!!!

2:10 am

rolin

ty dc..and sam

2:10 am

granadan

Morning all

2:10 am

herinfernallady

Hi

2:10 am

sprite

Ata! Where were you? I checked on msn a thousand times and never caught you!

2:10 am

KatieMcG

I usually ignore all the kids, but we have moved to a lovely family area so might get stuff in and be nicer this year :-)

2:10 am

dcseain

morning ata and granadan!

2:10 am

FranMag

hi granadan! hi ata!

2:10 am

jillibus

gotyer tinyurl, dc -- fun!

2:10 am

lynxxx

Hi Atal & Granadan

2:10 am

KatieMcG

morning ata & granadan

2:10 am

Atalante

I did too!! checked for you I mean!!

2:10 am

sprite

oh wow Ata, wonderfully silly Sily pic!

2:10 am

herinfernallady

Grana that dach looks so well pretty

2:11 am

Atalante

and hi :)

2:11 am

Marmar

Good Morning!

2:11 am

granadan

so how is everyone?

2:11 am

dcseain

it needs a tad of tweaking, but it's a good zero draft.

2:11 am

dcseain

i'm better now that i've eaten, you grana?

2:11 am

granadan

Aw, he is the scoobster, one of the oldies now. cant unsquish the pic thouh

2:11 am

Atalante

oh! I must put my new beautiful Hobbit pic up

2:11 am

herinfernallady

good. Hi Ata

2:11 am

sprite

hi grana

2:11 am

FranMag

great granadan!

2:11 am

herinfernallady

nd Kati and i think i missed people

2:12 am

sprite

we must have missed ea4other the whole time then, Ata :(
I am sorry!

2:13 am

sprite

hi gran!

2:13 am

cool girl

morning everyone could i please have todays stats please and any biggies

2:13 am

jillibus

Speaking of games (were we?), I should put in a plug for Trivial Pursuit, invented by a couple of guys who used to live in Hudson, Quebec (where hubby and I did), one of whom went to the same school as hubby and son

2:13 am

herinfernallady

Hi Cool

2:13 am

dcseain

200 even cool gorl

2:13 am

granadan

Morning. 200 ords

2:13 am

sprite

200 words, 1x9, 2x8, 10x7 Cool, and hi

2:13 am

dcseain

i like trivila pursuit

2:14 am

FranMag

200, 7=10, 8=2, 9=1

2:14 am

lynxxx

Hi CoolGirl

2:14 am

herinfernallady

I have a kitty that is asleep i think she is saving engery to run about tonight

2:14 am

FranMag

hi cool!

2:14 am

Atalante

ok, refresh for Hobbit :)

2:14 am

dcseain

am7, ce7, ch7, cl7, da7, es7, st7, va7x2, ye7, ch9, ch8, ha8

2:14 am

sprite

we are always talking about games, jilli :)
Yes, I like that game. Am terribly bad at it, but it is fun.

2:14 am

herinfernallady

awww

2:15 am

cool girl

thanks everyone

2:15 am

dcseain

oh, hobbit's a beaut!

2:15 am

granadan

does anyone here play chihuahua?

2:15 am

sprite

I love Hobbit, Ata, but I loved the silly Sily even more (as a pic, I mean)

2:15 am

KatieMcG

mr mari is frightening good at it, put us off it as children!!

2:15 am

herinfernallady

I would like a Scrable board but no one here likes Scrable or word games.

2:15 am

KatieMcG

trivial pursuits that is

2:15 am

VolleymomDee

is banana here?

2:15 am

VolleymomDee

is banana here?

2:15 am

herinfernallady

Katie how did dress shopping go?

2:15 am

dcseain

chihuahua is a breed of dog, a desert, a state of mexico, and a city in that state. Is it a game, too?

2:15 am

Atalante

my poor Hobbit! ;) I just love this pic, but I agree Silverclaw is particularly photogenic!

2:15 am

dcseain

oh, yes! Kaite, do tell!

2:16 am

sprite

chihuahua (dog??)
banana (fruit?)

2:16 am

dcseain

banana was on earlier

2:16 am

sprite

dc, you are a fount of wisdom! And trivia, lol.

2:16 am

VolleymomDee

lol shoot didn't want to miss her

2:16 am

VolleymomDee

ty dc

2:16 am

granadan

http://chi.lexigame.com/

2:16 am

KatieMcG

he just always knew the answers, most frustrating

2:16 am

granadan

It is my other word game stop

2:16 am

dcseain

i was a latin american history minor at uni

2:16 am

VolleymomDee

met him/her (not sure which) at tangleword yesterday

2:17 am

FranMag

nice pic ata!

2:18 am

dcseain

oh, dee, both yall up in the new england/NY area?

2:18 am

jillibus

much as I hate to, I must go. Won't have time to finish so may drop in off and on tomorrow. Have fun, gang! xoxox

2:18 am

granadan

Bye Jili!

2:18 am

sprite

night jilli, sweet dreams!

2:18 am

dcseain

g'night jilli!

2:19 am

rolin

i need to go soon...im missing the ch8... is it related to the 6/24???

2:19 am

VolleymomDee

no I am in northern Indiana

2:19 am

dcseain

past of the 7 derived from the ch6

2:20 am

FranMag

yes rolin, adverb form

2:20 am

herinfernallady

I am starting to agree with the cat. nap time

2:20 am

VolleymomDee

keep losing internet the last week cuz of a tornado that came through nw of us

2:20 am

sprite

have a nice one lady

2:20 am

FranMag

later infernal!

2:20 am

rolin

ty fran..ok..i better get a wriggle on now...have a great day all..*s*

2:20 am

FranMag

bye rolin!

2:20 am

KatieMcG

bye lady

2:21 am

sprite

bye rolin!

2:21 am

herinfernallady

no i wont nap i was thinking about it. My back and arms are sore from sleeping wrong

2:21 am

lynxxx

bye Rolin. you too!

2:21 am

granadan

Bye Rolin

2:21 am

sprite

how irritating, Dee. I hope nobody got hurt?

2:21 am

dcseain

bye rolin!

2:21 am

dcseain

5 dead, from what we heard here in the chat the other day.

2:21 am

dcseain

d'oh

2:22 am

sprite

must have been after I was gone, short babble yesterday. I am so sorry to hear that :(

2:22 am

VolleymomDee

perhaps mildly, but didn't see that anyone was killed; lots of property damage though... to houses and to businesses; was a category 3, so some businesses are totally gone

2:22 am

herinfernallady

And our lovely Jades parents lost their house in the fires in Cali

2:22 am

VolleymomDee

5 dead dc... you may be correct

2:23 am

dcseain

considering the weather, not bad, though unfortunate, what with all the destruction.

2:23 am

sprite

and 5, though relatively low, is still 5 too many

2:24 am

Atalante

brb I need some breakfast

2:24 am

sprite

bfn Ata

2:24 am

VolleymomDee

so true .. tonight on the news the police chief of nappannee announced that they had to turn away 2500 volunteers; they had so many

2:24 am

lynxxx

bye Atal

2:24 am

VolleymomDee

that was truly amazing

2:24 am

sprite

well, that is good news! Good to know so many people want to help.

2:24 am

herinfernallady

Volley maybe they can be sent to Cali

2:24 am

meliae

whew Fireworks! =)

2:24 am

sprite

well done meliae

2:24 am

dcseain

cograts meliae!

2:25 am

FranMag

yay mel!!

2:25 am

lynxxx

Congrats Meliae !

2:25 am

VolleymomDee

lady... I actually thot the same thing when I heard that

2:25 am

dcseain

wow, th4/5's an amazing # of volunteers!

2:25 am

meliae

you will be happy to know there are very few rare words, a very enjoyable grid

2:26 am

herinfernallady

I feel so sorry for those that have lost everything.

2:26 am

sprite

good to know, mel, thanks

2:26 am

VolleymomDee

and that was just who they turned away...

2:26 am

herinfernallady

Opps Yah Meliae i had to stretch

2:26 am

VolleymomDee

I think the town's population is only 6,000

2:26 am

meliae

BF just called and he lives in solano beach cali and he was on his way to work, said he got like ashes in eyes and was hard to breathe outside from all the smokw

2:27 am

dcseain

i think people have been a bit more civic-minded since 9/11

2:27 am

dcseain

oh, my, mel. he's okay, though, i gather?

2:27 am

herinfernallady

I feel for Jade as my parents nearly lost everything in big fires in the late 70s early 80s but a change of wind saved the house

2:27 am

sprite

let's hope th4 is true, dc, then at le5 SOME good came from it.

2:27 am

Marmar

I have a dozen errands to run so I'm off. Bye everyone, have a great day today! (and then there's that housework...)

2:27 am

meliae

yes he is faw away from the actual fires, but its a mess

2:28 am

FranMag

bye marmar!

2:28 am

VolleymomDee

fireworks

2:28 am

sprite

lol Marmar... good luck with it all and have a good day!

2:28 am

sprite

wtg Dee

2:28 am

dcseain

bye, marmar

2:28 am

dcseain

YAY Dee!

2:28 am

meliae

yes so sad about Jade's parents

2:28 am

granadan

WTG Volley

2:28 am

meliae

yay Dee!

2:28 am

VolleymomDee

ty so much; well off to take meds hugs to all! cya the flip!!

2:28 am

FranMag

yay dee!!

2:29 am

sprite

*hugs Dee on her way out*

2:29 am

lynxxx

Congrats Volley!

2:29 am

FranMag

bye dee! sleep well

2:29 am

VolleymomDee

such a wonderful group! I don't feel as though my day is complete w/o coming here.

2:29 am

herinfernallady

I shouldnt have done that

2:29 am

VolleymomDee

*poof*

2:29 am

sprite

and we are not complete without you dropping in, Dee

2:30 am

meliae

I think todays dumb word of the day award will go to the HA 6/21 I spent a long time trying to find that one

2:30 am

dcseain

my friends on the west coast fear hurricanes. i, OTOH, fear their earthquakes and fire season.

2:30 am

meliae

the first one that is

2:30 am

granadan

What you done herein?

2:31 am

KatieMcG

could I have a clue for it please meliae, i'm stuck on it right now!!

2:31 am

meliae

I live in oregon the only real thing to fear here is the rain, lol

2:31 am

Atalante

hmm. maybe I'm not having breakfast. We have 4 types of cereal. Husband likes all 4. I like one of them. So which one has he finished???

2:31 am

sprite

I would fear them all, dc. We have nothing worse here than floods, I think.

2:31 am

dcseain

hurried, katie for the ha8, similar to ch9

2:31 am

granadan

Right Imust go and get these kids sorted so we can head to the vet - pup needs a tooth pulled.

2:32 am

sprite

lolllllll Ata! Argh!

2:32 am

herinfernallady

Never google map your old bush home it will make you sad

2:32 am

FranMag

lol ata!

2:32 am

meliae

that man ha* a lot of nerve coming in here, and ***ting his hair down like that, LOL

2:32 am

FranMag

later granadan!

2:32 am

sprite

oh, th4 is not a weird word to me! LOL

2:32 am

granadan

aww, hugs herein.

2:32 am

Atalante

typical! oh well, I'll get some more when the shops open

2:32 am

sprite

good luck, gran, and have a good day

2:32 am

granadan

bye all *poof* till later

2:32 am

lynxxx

TY Mel

2:32 am

FranMag

thanks mel! forgot th** one

2:33 am

dcseain

a friend from MIchigan asked me once what a hurricane was like when one was forecast here. I stopped. And said you know a blizzard? Like that, but water. The thought terrified him.

2:33 am

KatieMcG

thank you mel

2:33 am

sprite

horizontal water, right dc? It would terrify me!

2:34 am

dcseain

it's not always horizontal, sometimes it's diagonal. :)

2:34 am

meliae

I lived on the coast of oregon for a while winds up to 100 mph were common in the winter, and we never really thought much of them, just batten down the hatches make sure you have candles and ride it out, people are amazed that I just laugh about it all

2:34 am

herinfernallady

i just saw how much development has happened around my old home shouldnt have done it

2:34 am

sprite

up to down, down to up or both?

2:34 am

Dindrane

I keep wanting leech to be a word.

2:35 am

meliae

change the spelling Din

2:35 am

KatieMcG

going to get ready for work, see you all later :-)

2:35 am

lynxxx

change a vowel Dindrane

2:35 am

dcseain

he's since had the joy (ironic) of living in New Orleans when Katrina hit. Happily, he evacuated to Houston, then Guelph.

2:35 am

sprite

I think it is, Dindrane, just not in the grid. But there is a similar one.

2:35 am

Dindrane

yeah, I think getting that one is what got me stuck on leech. :p

2:35 am

FranMag

bye katie!

2:35 am

Dindrane

thanks tho!

2:35 am

herinfernallady

Bye Katie

2:36 am

meliae

bye katie have a wonderful day

2:36 am

dcseain

i can see, th4 mel, esp since i'm sure you build for it there.

2:36 am

dcseain

bye, katie

2:36 am

lynxxx

bye Katie

2:36 am

sprite

bye katie!

2:36 am

meliae

I kept trying to make words that ended in tly and of course those letters are backwards lol

2:36 am

herinfernallady

The bush that i grew up in is all gone

2:37 am

meliae

and going to the beach after those huge storms you would find such wonderful treasures

2:37 am

dcseain

i can relate, lady, the woods i grew up in are now shopping malls and 8-lane roads.

2:37 am

dcseain

oh, like what, mel?

2:37 am

Atalante

oh yes, mel, thats the fun bit!

2:37 am

BabbleRabble

phantom: macaronic, like today's world

2:37 am

herinfernallady

I just looked at the google maps and all gone

2:38 am

FranMag

hi babrab!

2:38 am

dcseain

indeed, so, babrab, and hello!

2:38 am

sprite

hey BabbleRabble, welcome

2:38 am

BabbleRabble

good day, all

2:38 am

herinfernallady

I mean the house i lived in has 2 lots backing onto it and teh reserve is gone. Hi Bable

2:38 am

meliae

glass floats, seashells, flotsam or is it jetsam? lol stuff people lose off their boats

2:38 am

lynxxx

hello BabRab

2:38 am

dcseain

oh, how awful, lady!

2:39 am

dcseain

neat, mel. we mostly get medical waste here in the East.

2:39 am

meliae

I always get flotsam and jetsam meanings mixed up

2:39 am

FranMag

too bad you won't find glass floats anymore

2:39 am

herinfernallady

In fact at least a road and scads of houses are now there. I was only 5 when i left but i still remember it. Eww Dc

2:39 am

BabbleRabble

perhaps like the movie, hope floats

2:39 am

Atalante

I love finding floats. even its a rare event now

2:39 am

meliae

you can still find them Fran

2:39 am

FranMag

infernal said a word!

2:39 am

herinfernallady

Ata how much does dog find?

2:39 am

cool girl

can i have some clues please 4 any 7 and above

2:40 am

FranMag

yes, very rare though mel

2:40 am

dcseain

sorry, lady, it's true, though it's not as common as it used to be.

2:40 am

meliae

they still use them in poorer places for floats on their fishing nets, they are just not as common

2:40 am

Atalante

dog tends to find all the icky things. dead fish. food.

2:40 am

sprite

and to roll in it?

2:41 am

herinfernallady

I like the sounds of glass floats. Thats sounds dog like does dog roll in icky things

2:41 am

dcseain

7-up and Canada Dry are in the same bottles nowadays. I guess th4's not surprising.

2:41 am

meliae

or dead seagulls is what my dog liked to find, lol

2:41 am

FranMag

cool, am7 international

2:41 am

dcseain

and/or eat it, sprite.

2:41 am

Atalante

preferably roll then eat, for the best of both worlds

2:41 am

Dindrane

ooh, thanks, Fran; I needed that one, too.

2:41 am

FranMag

then, there is a ch6/8/7/9 combo of words, starting with "pure"

2:41 am

sprite

argghhh! *debates whether having a dog is worth cleaning it after th4*

2:42 am

meliae

I think my best treasure I found was a huge abalone shell I found it like 20 years ago and I keep it in my bathroom to hold facecloths

2:42 am

FranMag

yw dindrane

2:42 am

herinfernallady

I ahve 10 more s words they are not in there

2:42 am

Atalante

of course it is!!

2:42 am

sprite

I cannot find that 8, Fran! I have the rest. Am I being blind?

2:42 am

FranMag

sprite, adverb form

2:42 am

Atalante

yes, sprite ;)

2:42 am

dcseain

ha8, sprite?

2:42 am

meliae

the ch 8 sprite? think adverb

2:42 am

sprite

dead fish? dead birds? Eewwwwww!

2:42 am

BabbleRabble

ce 7 -- add anne rice's vampire, *****t

2:43 am

dcseain

it's like the ch9, sprite.

2:43 am

sprite

thanks mel, I was blind indeed!

2:43 am

meliae

like the ch words DC

2:43 am

meliae

oh nm DC I thought you were asking for the ha word, lol

2:43 am

dcseain

dogs hunt in pcaks, but are scavengers all-in-all.

2:43 am

dcseain

all good, Mel.

2:43 am

sprite

dc: no, the ch8. Mel just helped me out. I was stupid.

2:44 am

FranMag

you didn't like my clue sprite?

2:44 am

BabbleRabble

cl 7 -- baseball and golf shoes are this

2:44 am

FranMag

:-)

2:44 am

Atalante

oh dear, I must be tired. I looked at dc's clue and read "dogs hunt in pancakes"

2:44 am

sprite

Ilike that clue, BabbleRabble :) Had the word already, but it is a smart clue.

2:44 am

sprite

not tired, Ata. Hungry!

2:44 am

meliae

nah you are not stupid it took me a bit to find it as well, in fact I think fran helped me when she told someone else it was an adverb

2:44 am

FranMag

but that's what he wrote ata. :-)

2:44 am

meliae

LOL Ata

2:45 am

Atalante

maybe both, sprite :)

2:45 am

sprite

Fran, I missed your clue! Thanks :)

2:45 am

FranMag

no worries sprite, it's the hazard of fast cluing when the ch** is moving so fast

2:45 am

FMitch

Can you put syrup on a pcak? Morning all.

2:45 am

herinfernallady

Hi FM

2:45 am

herinfernallady

Hi FM

2:45 am

sprite

that would be it, Ata :)

2:45 am

FranMag

hi FM!

2:45 am

Atalante

you can certainly try!

2:46 am

lynxxx

goodmorning FM

2:46 am

sprite

hi FMitch! We have been blaming you for everything, yesterday and today ;)

2:46 am

meliae

I think a pcak would warrant fresh raspberry preserves

2:46 am

herinfernallady

sorry about that

2:47 am

BabbleRabble

da 7 -- add a feline, *a* and type of material, vin**; plural

2:47 am

FMitch

I know sprite, my lawyers will be in touch this morning!!

2:47 am

BabbleRabble

da 6 * 7

2:47 am

dcseain

hello, FMitch :)

2:47 am

sprite

thanks BabbleRabble!

2:48 am

sprite

oh, they are welcome, FMitch, but no touching!

2:48 am

FMitch

Hey dc :) emailed you yesterday, hopefully no bounce backs.

2:48 am

lynxxx

BBL

2:48 am

BabbleRabble

es 6 -- what a decedent leaves; plural

2:48 am

dcseain

LOL: http://xkcd.com/332/

2:48 am

sprite

BFN lynxxx

2:48 am

FMitch

*wails* lynxxxxxxxxxx

2:48 am

meliae

bye lynxx you have been so quiet forgot you were here

2:48 am

FranMag

later lynxxx!

2:48 am

Atalante

looooooove xkcd

2:49 am

BabbleRabble

ha 6 -- to hie; past tense for the 8

2:49 am

herinfernallady

How many LY words please

2:49 am

dcseain

Fmitch: http://tinyurl.com/2elfaj

2:49 am

BabbleRabble

3

2:49 am

dcseain

yes, i got it, and just posted a link to the results of your feedback, tvm, fmitch

Morning Liz, another stunning sunset over Sark? and try saying that fast 10 times :)

2:54 am

Atalante

the vs all start with the same first 3 letters

2:54 am

BabbleRabble

va 4 --

2:54 am

sprite

thanks Ata and BabbleRabble

2:54 am

Lizsark

*waves to all* Yes FM it was a couple of nights ago :)

2:55 am

herinfernallady

Hi Liz

2:55 am

BabbleRabble

am 7 -- add a bird's home and end-of-alphabet letter

2:55 am

cool girl

still cant get it my minds gone blank sprite

2:55 am

FMitch

wow, I'd move to Sark just for those sunrise/sets

2:56 am

sprite

BabbleRabble's clue will help, cool.

2:56 am

dcseain

hi, liz!

2:56 am

dcseain

ty, fmitch

2:56 am

cool girl

at last got it thanks

2:56 am

Lizsark

http://elmontsonline.blogspot.com/
Have a look at the others I took FM - you may need to scroll down a day

2:56 am

Lizsark

Hi DC

2:57 am

dcseain

if i flee a country due to persecution, i seek am7 in another one.

2:57 am

sprite

wtg cool!

2:57 am

dcseain

woo, cool!

2:57 am

sprite

hey, I did not know that use of the word, dc, thanks!

2:58 am

dcseain

oh! ur welcome, sprite.

2:59 am

sprite

I was thinking sanctuary, or asylum, in that sentence. Will remember am7 in this way.

2:59 am

FMitch

Oh heck, 9am, gotta shoot, get dressed and go, due at a meeting at 10.00. Happy Babbling!!
Byeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee

3:00 am

FranMag

bye FM!

3:00 am

dcseain

ciao, FMitch!

3:00 am

Lizsark

have a good day FM :)

3:00 am

Atalante

byeeeeeeeee!

3:00 am

herinfernallady

sigh

3:00 am

dcseain

all 3 words work, sprite.

3:00 am

herinfernallady

By Fm. DO i cook our order take out

3:00 am

sprite

oh, I wanna brag about my kids!
We started reading an english book, with me translating. When that went well, I let them translate and helped them with it.
Now we got to the point where I read, and they give a sign when they don't get it!

3:00 am

dcseain

does that usage make am7 int'l make more sense?

3:00 am

sprite

bye FMitch *hug*

3:00 am

FranMag

that's great sprite!

3:01 am

dcseain

oh, Sprite, how wonderful!

3:01 am

dcseain

take out gets my vote, lady

3:01 am

BabbleRabble

am 7: noun: the formal act of liberating someone
noun: a period during which offenders are exempt from punishment
noun: a warrant granting release from punishment for an offense
verb: grant a pardon to (a group of people)

3:01 am

Lizsark

great kids you've got there

3:01 am

sprite

I am so freakin' proud of them :D

3:01 am

herinfernallady

So does eating for the week

3:02 am

sprite

and I sit in the middle, them snuggled up against my sides... it is just the most wonderful thing.

3:02 am

BabbleRabble

what are their names again, sprite?

3:02 am

sprite

Tim and Caya, BabbleRabble

3:03 am

BabbleRabble

thank you

3:03 am

BabbleRabble

may they never lose their curiosity

3:04 am

Lizsark

Caya? That sounds nice, I never heard it before

3:04 am

FranMag

ugh, 13 left, no list yet...going to take a break

3:04 am

sprite

we are trying our hardest to not spoil that part of them, BabbleRabble :)

3:04 am

Lizsark

Bye Fran

3:04 am

FranMag

i'll see you all later!

3:04 am

sprite

well done Fran! Hurry back ;)

3:04 am

sprite

thanks Liz :)

3:04 am

dcseain

aloha, fran

3:05 am

herinfernallady

later Fran.

3:06 am

sprite

kids went camping with their dad last weekend. Some other kid had made paths in the reed there and they explored ea4 and every one of them :)

3:06 am

herinfernallady

Sprite did you hose them off before coming into the house?

3:06 am

sprite

no, but they went straight to the shower :)

3:07 am

herinfernallady

OH that would have been a mess to clean up

3:07 am

herinfernallady

Sounds like they had a wonderful weekend

3:07 am

sprite

it still is... clothes are in the bathroom, lol. But I don't mind, kids will be kids and they had a marvelous time.

3:08 am

herinfernallady

Dirt comes off(most of the time)

3:08 am

sprite

they made campfires, so every piece of clothing not muddy was smelling strongly of smoke... simply will wash it all and all will be well.

3:08 am

dcseain

what fun, i explored in reeds for the first time when i lived in Boston, we don't have that many of them around here.

3:09 am

herinfernallady

Fran the list is up too

3:09 am

Lizsark

gotta go now BBL Have fun all

3:09 am

sprite

it is very high reed here, so they had a true adventure with it!

3:09 am

sprite

bye Liz, have a good day!

3:09 am

dcseain

hasta, Liz!

3:10 am

Atalante

hobbit loves exploring in reed beds too ;)

3:10 am

BabbleRabble

sprite, do you live in an area below sea level and, if so, how much does the possibility of a rupture play on your mind?

3:10 am

herinfernallady

You ask me to go camping these days and i shudder

3:11 am

sprite

almost all of The Netherlands is below sea level, BabbleRabble. Our dikes keep us dry... and if it floods, we all worry. If sealevel will keep rising when the Poles melt, Holland will disappear.

3:12 am

herinfernallady

11 left and im stuck

3:14 am

herinfernallady

Can i have help with the E under the C please the one that next to the 0 C please

3:15 am

dcseain

what el4 do you need, lady, maybe some ee4 for dinner, there's a plural greek letter from there, too.?

3:15 am

dcseain

i don't have the last one from there yet.

3:15 am

herinfernallady

EL?

3:16 am

sprite

yes lady

3:16 am

herinfernallady

THanks got it

3:16 am

herinfernallady

dang it all S words left waaaa

3:17 am

Dindrane

any clues for ac4,5?

3:17 am

sprite

plural things you do, Din?

3:18 am

dcseain

din, what kind of ac4/5 are they putting on? other one, change last letter to vovel.

3:18 am

Dindrane

sorry, the first one.

3:18 am

sprite

only last letter differs.

3:19 am

BabbleRabble

the first one ends in a vowel

3:19 am

Dindrane

GAH, I could only see the one way to make AC--, which left me without a vowel to use. :p

3:19 am

Dindrane

thanks!

3:19 am

sprite

lol Dindrane... sounds like common babble blindness to me ;)

3:20 am

dcseain

yeah, we all do that

3:21 am

herinfernallady

7 left

3:22 am

sprite

go lady go

3:22 am

herinfernallady

All S words too yah

3:22 am

sprite

I so want ha5 and ca5 similar to the game ma5.

3:23 am

sprite

done lady? Congrats

3:23 am

herinfernallady

no there is all S words left sacastic Yah

3:25 am

Atalante

phantom: asthma

3:25 am

sprite

th4 should be a phantom for ever, Ata

3:26 am

Atalante

too right

3:26 am

dcseain

last sc word clue, pls?

3:27 am

dcseain

asthma killed my mother's father's father in 1957.

3:27 am

sprite

I am so sorry, dc

3:27 am

dcseain

sc5, that is, pls.

3:27 am

Atalante

asthma puts me in hospital for a week about once a year

3:28 am

BabbleRabble

sc 5 -- add, marriage ceremony, to ***e and to hold

3:28 am

dcseain

duh! ty, babrab

3:28 am

BabbleRabble

from this day forward

3:28 am

herinfernallady

3 left

3:29 am

herinfernallady

listed once but the fae ate my word

3:29 am

Atalante

oooh. new word for me, that one

3:29 am

sprite

for me too!

3:29 am

dcseain

you have last st6, diminuitive of the last st5, lady?

3:29 am

Atalante

more phantoms: castanet and celery

3:30 am

herinfernallady

i think so

3:30 am

Dindrane

phantom: sender

3:30 am

herinfernallady

is that the most um clothe thingie

3:31 am

dcseain

yes, last word means a type of stilletto/dagger

3:31 am

herinfernallady

oh

3:31 am

Atalante

thats such a nice sounding word

3:32 am

Haz1558

Killer heels, do you mean?

3:32 am

sprite

ends in a word for to rent.

3:32 am

sprite

Haz! *hug*

3:32 am

dcseain

could be, Haz, one never knows, does one? Hi! :D

3:32 am

herinfernallady

um whats the start

3:32 am

herinfernallady

Hi haz

3:32 am

Haz1558

Good morning/evening all. This is more like a grid.

3:32 am

herinfernallady

never mind that dumb response from me

3:33 am

sprite

like dressing in your own st***, lady

3:33 am

BabbleRabble

killer heels = psychotic roue?

3:33 am

dcseain

:) you get dinner sorted out, lady?

3:33 am

herinfernallady

I have that one

3:33 am

sprite

I concur, Haz. And it is fun too.

3:34 am

dcseain

babrab, that brings to mind V for Vendetta :D

3:34 am

Haz1558

You may be onto something there, Babble. Watch out for men with a glint in their eye and complaining of sore feet.

3:34 am

BabbleRabble

dial M for murder

3:35 am

herinfernallady

ONe S 6 left

3:36 am

Atalante

bring back spangle! bring back spangle!

3:36 am

Dindrane

I just cannot see that ly6,24... any clues?

3:36 am

sprite

LOLLLLL Ata

3:36 am

Dindrane

I blame my sunburn... it's blistering now. :(

3:36 am

herinfernallady

and Done

3:36 am

Haz1558

Okay, I will. Two minutes.

3:36 am

dcseain

YAY, LADY!

3:36 am

Dindrane

congrats, Lady!

3:36 am

sprite

poor Dindrane

3:37 am

herinfernallady

thank you everyone for you help

3:37 am

Dindrane

thanks, Sprite... my own stupid fault for not wearing sunblock, but I so rarely go out into the sun that I just didn't think about it.

in aus$ we can't buy a paperback under $20, so we share a lot, i only have to buy about 6 books a year to have a constant supply

5:23 am

FranMag

that's crazy andree, it's a good thing you can swap

5:23 am

carleekat

good day all

5:23 am

dcseain

wow. i pay US$20-50 for my hardbounds, often even when out of print.

5:23 am

dcseain

morning, carlee! :)

5:23 am

FranMag

good dc, i'm going to start my campaign tomorrow

5:23 am

Andree

sometimes on special the hardbacks are the same price as paperbacks

5:23 am

FranMag

hi carlee!

5:24 am

carleekat

how u doin' dc?

5:24 am

dcseain

pretty well, you?

5:24 am

Mom

A very good morning to everyone :)

5:24 am

Andree

the stronger our $ gets the more expensive the books

5:24 am

carleekat

tired....but ok...

5:25 am

dcseain

http://tinyurl.com/2elfaj is a poem i recently wrote, which began here in the log.

5:25 am

Andree

hi carlee and mom

5:25 am

FranMag

hi mom!

5:25 am

Mom

Hello Andree :)

5:25 am

dcseain

glad ho hear, carlee. kids doing ok, too?

5:25 am

Mom

Good morning Fran :)

5:25 am

dcseain

hi, mom

5:25 am

Mom

Good morning Dcseain

5:26 am

carleekat

that's weird andree.... our papbacks all have US $ and Cnd$... I refuse to buy any books until the 4.50 price hike from when canada's dollar was worth $.63 american comes a bit more close to the reality of par

5:26 am

dcseain

almost time for shift turnover.

5:26 am

Mom

{{hugs}} Carlee

5:26 am

carleekat

kids are... well the 15 year old boy is having a few issues

5:26 am

carleekat

{{{mom}}}} how r u?

5:27 am

Mom

pretty good. Glad you are okay but sorry about your son.

5:27 am

dcseain

yeah, so did i at that age - my father died when i was 15, after 3 years of illness. Best with it, and feel free to email if you want to vent.

5:27 am

Andree

ha ha , might see a $4.50 price tag in a second hand bookshop

5:27 am

Mom

oh Dc, I am sorry

5:28 am

carleekat

he'll be ok...I have a couple neighbourhood "dads" that are stepping into the role and kickin' some butt...he thinks this whole thing sucks...but he forgetting it sucks for everyone involved... and we ALL have to pull our own weight

5:28 am

dcseain

ty, mom that was 21 years ago.

5:28 am

dcseain

very true, carlee. glad you have support. :)

5:29 am

carleekat

thanks :) the words of reinforcement here help too

5:30 am

Andree

its hard carlee at 15 to think of other people

5:30 am

dcseain

mom, love your profile pix!

5:30 am

Mom

Thank you :)

5:30 am

carleekat

yeap...which is the only reason I didn't tie him up by the thumbs and flog him for a few hours... with wet towels

5:30 am

FranMag

that's a funny pic mom. :-)

5:31 am

Mom

thank you Fran

5:31 am

Mom

Shorty and I were talking yesterday that we need to have a Barbie and Ken (aka Babblers) standing were the trolls are and have a troll over the fire.

5:32 am

dcseain

oh, wet towels are a great tool for that, carlee, what restraint!

5:32 am

dcseain

yes, apropos, mom

5:33 am

LoriP

G'd morning Babblers!

5:33 am

FranMag

okay, i'm officially up too late...again.

5:33 am

Mom

:)

5:33 am

Mom

lol Fran

5:33 am

Mom

time gets away from you, doesn't it?

5:33 am

dcseain

i must go to do shift turnover stuff, as we have some issues today. Peace to you all! And Fran, you should think about bed.

5:34 am

LoriP

***Hands Fran a coffee***

5:34 am

FranMag

i'll see you all later! have a good day or night whichever works for you.

5:34 am

FranMag

bye!

5:34 am

Andree

bye dc

5:34 am

LoriP

Have a good one dc

5:34 am

FranMag

hi and bye lori! :-)

5:34 am

Mom

{{Hugs}} Bye Dcseain, enjoy your time off

5:34 am

FranMag

*grabs the coffee anyway*

5:34 am

Mom

Good morning Lori:)

5:34 am

dcseain

hi, lori! bye to the all of yall! {poof}

5:34 am

Mom

good night Fran, pleasant dreams

5:35 am

Fordy

i have 3 7s so far, how many longer words are there tody?

5:35 am

Andree

i am off too, happy babbling

5:35 am

carleekat

later dc..was getting coffee...

5:35 am

Mom

2 8's and 1 9 Fordy, good morning

5:35 am

Mom

bye bye Andree

5:35 am

LoriP

***tackles carlee***

5:35 am

Fordy

thanks Mom

5:35 am

Mom

10 7's as well

5:35 am

LoriP

G'd morning Fordy

5:36 am

Mom

you're welcome

5:36 am

carleekat

morning lori...how goes?

5:36 am

carleekat

bye andreee

5:36 am

LoriP

Wicked good carlee. You too I hope, all things being equal.

5:37 am

carleekat

umm..i'll settle for a return to "normal" life...

5:37 am

Mom

well, the newspaper should be here by now. See everyone later this morning {{Hugs to all}}

5:37 am

LoriP

I bet you would carlee. So, for now, welcome to the un-normal world! :-)

5:38 am

LoriP

Catch ya' in a bit mom! :-)

5:38 am

Mom

you bet Lori, bye bye

5:40 am

carleekat

so..share the wicked good around the room lori... what's up?

5:41 am

LoriP

Oh, okay so it's not THAT good! LOL Just that nothing much has gone wrong lately carlee, so I'm good with that! :-)

5:41 am

carleekat

ok..thats cool....

5:42 am

LoriP

LOL I cleaned the kitchen yesterday, fridge stove pulled out, the whole deal. i was quite proud of myself. good for another 5 years.....

5:43 am

carleekat

i would love TIME to clean like that...we have the OT visit in 2 weeks to determine WHAT has to be done to allow hubby back home.... and I have NO idea when I willhave itme to clean up and clean out

oh man..my brain is fried... lori says remove or separate and I think..delouse

6:29 am

LoriP

LOL rolin. Multitasking on a Monday is hard. :)

6:29 am

carleekat

*BANGING HEAD OFF DESK*

6:29 am

LoriP

***Places a pillow on carlee's desk***

6:30 am

rolin

calm carlee.. (i think its ON desk)...shhh...lol

6:30 am

rolin

how can there be a ce7/32???

6:30 am

LoriP

There is, and it's cool, think stars in the sky

6:31 am

rolin

ok..so there is..

6:31 am

rolin

ty lori..i was a nano second ahead of the clue..

6:31 am

LoriP

Dunno' what it means LOL but it made me think stars....

6:39 am

Uniquity

c aten

6:40 am

LoriP

heh heh heh

6:40 am

Uniquity

Shhhh

6:40 am

carleekat

i JUSt saw our favourite hawaiian

6:41 am

LoriP

Don't worry nobody saw whatever that was......

6:42 am

rolin

k..before i go back to work...does anyine have the first ha6/21?

6:43 am

rolin

the one after the drug

6:43 am

LoriP

has + snake letter + in *** my poeple go, as Moses would say

6:43 am

rolin

ty lori..

6:45 am

LoriP

LOL The genius i am types has. Gawd

6:45 am

rolin

right well thats the h's done...i gotta go...maybe see ppl later...*poof*

6:46 am

LoriP

Have a good one rolin!

6:46 am

carleekat

bye rolin

6:48 am

Haz1558

Hello there - some minutes to babble before lunch.

6:48 am

LoriP

G'd mornign Haz!

6:49 am

joso

g'morning all

6:49 am

carleekat

hi haz

6:49 am

Haz1558

Hello Lori.

6:49 am

periwinkle

Hi Haz

6:49 am

periwinkle

Good Morning All

6:49 am

Haz1558

And carlee!

6:49 am

LoriP

G'd morning joso

6:49 am

Haz1558

Good morning peri.

6:49 am

carleekat

hi peri..i know..my bad..i said would mail....and I didn't..am so sorry

6:49 am

LoriP

G'd morning peri

6:50 am

Inge2

good morning, babblers all

6:50 am

joso

morning lori

6:50 am

periwinkle

don't worry about it carlee, you already said thank you in the log :-)

6:50 am

LoriP

G'd morning Inge.

6:51 am

Uneaixoise

morning!

6:51 am

LoriP

there, that's enough of that. Done, before I get called in to work.

6:51 am

periwinkle

Hi Une!

6:51 am

LoriP

G'd morning Une!

6:51 am

Inge2

morning, Une

6:52 am

joso

hi une

6:52 am

carleekat

<POMPOM TOSS> for lori... woot woot

6:53 am

LoriP

Is Pink doing okay? I haven't seen her on for a long time. If anyone tags up with her, please tell her I said hi!

6:53 am

Uneaixoise

wow, lots of "normal" words in this grid! :-)

6:53 am

LoriP

LOL, shocking isn't it Une.

6:54 am

carleekat

hi une

6:54 am

Uneaixoise

indeed!

6:55 am

Uneaixoise

nice to see so many familiar faces this morning :-)

6:57 am

carleekat

oooh..those ha's were slick...

6:57 am

dan2bit

morning all!

6:57 am

carleekat

hi dan

6:57 am

Uneaixoise

hey, dan :-)

6:58 am

Inge2

hi dan

6:59 am

Inge2

still have 4 more h words, carlee... you have them all?

6:59 am

inge

Help! I cannot for the life of me figure out the am 7/40. Is the third letter anothr m, a t, or an "n"??? Or can someone clue it?

6:59 am

carleekat

yeap..which ones u missin'?

7:00 am

dan2bit

am7 - pardon

7:00 am

Inge2

dunno yet...don't use the list ;-)

7:00 am

carleekat

oh... foreign diplomats claim this especially if they break a law in another land

7:00 am

carleekat

no...wait..that something else

7:00 am

Uneaixoise

thanks, dan!

7:00 am

LoriP

G'd morning dan.

7:00 am

joso

am7, as in am***** international

7:00 am

Uneaixoise

my daughter interned with Am***** International when she was in school

7:01 am

Inge2

good word!

7:01 am

carleekat

am+ birds home+ pennington from extreme home makeover ( not sure if is how he spells it tho)

7:01 am

carleekat

what h's are you missing?

7:02 am

inge

got fireworks, after Dan's clue. Just could not get back hre to thank you all, becasue of teh video which I skipped

7:02 am

Uneaixoise

woohoo, inge!!!

7:02 am

carleekat

<POMOM TOSS> for inge

7:02 am

Inge2

congrats, inge!

7:02 am

dan2bit

congrats inge

7:03 am

inge

thank you, thank you, Danke! NOw to get on with the day! BBL

7:03 am

carleekat

byebye inge

7:04 am

NonoNanette

i'm back hi to all those recent arrivals

7:04 am

carleekat

wb nono

7:04 am

Uneaixoise

hey, nono!

7:05 am

NonoNanette

hi Une!

7:07 am

Inge2

got them all, now, carlee, thank you. (I usually don't use the list, so don't know what I'm missing!)

7:07 am

Inge2

hi nanette.

7:07 am

LoriP

Boggle drives me nuts. *sigh*

7:08 am

Inge2

why, lori?

7:08 am

Haz1558

Why so?

7:10 am

montreal13

hi babblers everywhere ! - just starting this grid...

7:10 am

Haz1558

Nothing like keeping us in suspenders.

7:10 am

LoriP

I'm held back by my typing, and spelling..... :-)

7:11 am

LoriP

G'd morning montreal

7:11 am

Inge2

hi montréal

7:11 am

NonoNanette

morning Montreal

7:11 am

Haz1558

Ah well, babble is much more forgiving.

7:12 am

Inge2

boggle would be better if it had different values assigned to the letters, like babble.

7:12 am

carleekat

yea...when u make a typo ..enable usually accepts it as a word anyway

7:13 am

Inge2

have you tried the updated version? it is slightly more forgiving.

7:13 am

Inge2

and I like its dictionary better

7:14 am

Merk

Good morning!

7:15 am

Haz1558

Good morning Merk.

7:15 am

montreal13

good morning Merk

7:15 am

NonoNanette

g'morning Merk

7:16 am

Merk

I am here only briefly again, uploading the beta version while I travel with my husband. Can anyone please give me clues for the two 8 words, wherever they are before I leave in case I get stuck en route? Thanks

7:16 am

Haz1558

ha8 - made rapid progress

7:17 am

Haz1558

ch8 - in an innocent and demure manner

7:17 am

Fiber Art

yea! Got the 9 all on my own!!

7:17 am

NonoNanette

haz you are soooooo quick

7:17 am

NonoNanette

just started to type in one of them and you had them both

7:17 am

Haz1558

I should play boggle, shouldn't I?

7:17 am

Inge2

(and their root words rhyme and one is a subset of the other root word)

7:18 am

montreal13

tx hax, great clues

7:18 am

periwinkle

68 left, bbl

7:18 am

Merk

ty

7:18 am

montreal13

later peri

7:18 am

Merk

Where is the 9, does it build on either of those?

7:18 am

Haz1558

See you peri - and you're welcome, Merk.

7:18 am

Fiber Art

it builds on the ch

7:18 am

Inge2

bye peri; I'm off to the showers myself, and yes, Merk the 9 is a past tense of one

7:19 am

carleekat

bye peri....and thanks again....

7:19 am

carleekat

and cu later.inge2

7:19 am

Inge2

bye carlee :-)

7:19 am

montreal13

later carlee

7:19 am

montreal13

brb - need tea..

7:20 am

carleekat

bye montreal

7:20 am

Merk

am 7 clue please

7:20 am

carleekat

pardonned merk

7:21 am

Haz1558

am7 - a pardon granted

7:21 am

Merk

ty Haz

7:22 am

Haz1558

You're welcome.

7:23 am

FMitch

Haz! I think you have been avoiding me since your antics with Ata and sprite the other day *wags finger in general direction of N.Ireland*
..... and hello all.

7:23 am

montreal13

hi FM

7:23 am

Haz1558

Hello FMitch - no! As if I would avoid you!

7:23 am

Scrabbler

Haha, FMitch. Hello everyone.

7:23 am

FMitch

Hello montreal

7:24 am

Haz1558

It was a busy day yesterday (people for lunch) and the grid was hardly worth calling a grid!

7:24 am

Haz1558

Hello Scrabbler.

7:24 am

carleekat

scrabbler... how are you... and if you don't mind.. I have a tech question for u

7:24 am

montreal13

good morning scrabbler

7:24 am

Scrabbler

Go ahead, Carlee.

7:24 am

FMitch

yes it was teeny tiny.
Hi Scrabbler and carlee

7:25 am

carleekat

mrsa is running rampent in the hospital..what do i NEED to know... other then..wash..wash..wash..wash..wash...e
tc...

7:25 am

carleekat

hi fm...

7:25 am

Haz1558

So it's not just British hospitals, then.

7:26 am

NonoNanette

hi Scrabbler

7:26 am

carleekat

( no..its world wide and its in schools here in NA too )

7:26 am

FMitch

I was just about to type the same thing Haz, my step dad has it

7:26 am

Scrabbler

MRSA is rampant in the community as well. We have been seeing MRSA skin infections in kids for about 3 yrs. Yes, good handwashing, and make sure that no one touches your husband without washing their hands and their equipment.

7:26 am

carleekat

ok....and I know one man in his room has an actually sore...

7:27 am

Scrabbler

Or ask people to wear gloves before they touch your husband. May I ask, how is your husband's progress?

7:27 am

Haz1558

It seems an awful shame, doesn't it? Hospitals just seem to be breeding grounds for all sorts.

7:28 am

Fiber Art

what is MRSA?

7:28 am

montreal13

we have Clostridium difficile (C. difficile) in some Québec hospitals - i think it's related to SARM, your MRSA...

7:28 am

Scrabbler

The worst place to be when you are sick is a hospital, sorry to say.

7:28 am

Haz1558

Methicillin Resistant Staphloccus Aureus. ( I think)

7:28 am

FMitch

You go in to get well and come out with somethings you hadn't bargained for.

7:28 am

carleekat

stupid is still not responding..but "i'm with stupid" is co-operating adn wiggling toes... he's able to walk with walker around PT room ( toes zip tied up so he doesn't trip over stupid...) and is able to stand on own at the bars

7:28 am

Atalante

back!

7:29 am

carleekat

( yeap..thats right haz)

7:29 am

Fiber Art

nm, I googled it

7:29 am

Haz1558

Hello Atalante - got your cereal?

7:29 am

Atalante

husband said something amusing the other day - "has your friend gone for her MRSA scan?" (he *meant* MRI obviously!)

7:29 am

Scrabbler

Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcal Aureus---there are some strains resistant to most all antibiotics, but we have at least 3 antibiotics that work on our local strains

7:29 am

Atalante

YES! and I'm eating a big bowl of it while drying out from dog walk

7:30 am

FMitch

Hi Ata

7:30 am

Haz1558

That's good, cereal is good any time of the day, I reckon.

7:30 am

Haz1558

My chance to be smug. It's dry here.

7:30 am

FMitch

and here too *grin*

7:30 am

Merk

clue for the final st 4,6 please ... do the 5 and 6 build off it?

7:31 am

carleekat

pigs live in them

7:31 am

Atalante

its dry here *now* LOL

7:31 am

FMitch

Sorry cant help merk, haven't started the grid today.

7:31 am

Haz1558

Well, they live in things without the final vowel, the st4 is an infection of the hair follicle in the eye.

7:31 am

Atalante

by the way, the cereal that caused so much consternation is Jordan's coconut and raisin oat muesli. Its *gorgeous*

7:32 am

Haz1558

Smug, smug, smug. What chance do I have?

7:32 am

Haz1558

It sounds gooooood.

7:32 am

Merk

ty, got those

7:33 am

FMitch

says to no-one in particular, I'm going to be doing some baking this week.

7:33 am

Atalante

*and* I went into our local Oxfam bookshop in Canterbury and they've had 3 Ist edition Christopher Tolkien books there for ages for £50 each. Too expensive. I've just eyed them. Then today I see they've reduced them to £30 each! Still expensive, but I could sell them immediately on ebay for £70 +. They came home with meeee :)

7:33 am

Haz1558

What are you going to bake, FM?

7:33 am

Scrabbler

Yummy--please send some goodies across the pond to me, please.

7:34 am

carleekat

what are we bakin gfm?

7:34 am

Atalante

banana bread? *grin*

7:34 am

Scrabbler

Woweeee, Ata!!

7:34 am

Haz1558

So, will they stay at home with you, Atalante or will you be heartless and sell them to someone who may not love them.....

7:34 am

Scrabbler

With all of the pumpkins out for Halloween, I am looking forward to pumpkin pie!!

7:35 am

FMitch

lol Ata
Umm something along the lines of ginger/oaty biscuits/cookies to start with.

I think you were just teasing her...we all mis-spell words and they look right... she just has a short fuse this am

10:31 am

Haz1558

No, I haven't. Will you dress up like Nigella to do said baking?

10:32 am

Haz1558

I hope that's all it was, ruru, I was just teasing and she hasn't liked it.

10:33 am

FMitch

Eeew are you sure you want full frockage and clevage with your vanilla burbon croissant bread pud?

10:33 am

Atalante

with a frilly apron

10:33 am

FMitch

Im sure inge will realise you were only joking Haz.

10:34 am

Haz1558

If you wear an apron and take off the evening gloves, it'll be fine.

10:34 am

FMitch

LOL OK, starts rattling pots and pans around in a knowedgeable way

10:35 am

Atalante

throw in half a bottle of alcohol

10:35 am

FMitch

zooms off to local patesserie undercover of all of the noise

10:35 am

Scarlet

Busy day here in Asheville. Have a smashing day, Babbler Nation! :-)

10:35 am

rururocks

start drinking the other half

10:35 am

rururocks

start drinking the other half

10:36 am

Haz1558

What's going down in Ashville?

10:36 am

rururocks

three is that echo again

10:36 am

FMitch

... ... et voila!

10:36 am

Haz1558

Get back here, FMitch. We accept nothing less than homemade.

10:36 am

Scarlet

Doctor appointment for beloved and other errands, but a lovely Monday, nonetheless!

10:37 am

FMitch

Hi Scarlet Happy Monday to you :)

10:37 am

Haz1558

Oh well, that's good, Scarlet. I thought maybe there was another wiccan protest around the magnolia tree.

10:37 am

Scarlet

And to thee, Oh, Patient FMitch!

10:38 am

FMitch

Curtsies to Scarlet but trips on petticoats.

10:39 am

FMitch

but doesn't drow Haz's pud - hand to Haz for tasting....

10:39 am

Scarlet

Oh, Haz... it has not stopped... I have an unusual story about the wicca... there are three in our neighborhood. Nice ladies, but distant... fine with us, we are not highly social, just pleasant to all. Since my gardens are still in full flower, I had a call to request 20 (not more, not less) marigold heads for a ceremony which takes souls to a peaceful something or other, and the flowers are used to help the "crossing"... I consented and my husband just smiles... "At least they acknowledge our existence"... LOL

10:40 am

Haz1558

Why, thank you! It's bound to be delicious, though keep it away if there's a lot of cream involved. My gall bladder has issues with cream.

10:40 am

carleekat

hi red.....woohoo for bosox

10:41 am

Scarlet

Hey, kat!! Smashing game! Yep, woohoo!

10:41 am

Haz1558

For a moment I though carlee was extolling the virtues of botox.

10:41 am

Haz1558

Have you seen what it does to some people?

10:41 am

Atalante

forgot to tell you FM - you know I asked my dear husband to get some sticky toffee pudding? Well. He came back with a tinned syrup pudding by Heinz

10:41 am

FMitch

How interesting Scarlet.
Tiny smidge of cream Haz, all the rest is just good and yummy.

10:42 am

FMitch

GASP!!!

10:42 am

Haz1558

If you put some curried lentils with it.....

10:43 am

rururocks

de 6/27 clleu anyone?

10:43 am

Atalante

so today I bought a PROPER sticky toffe pudding and I will have some with my dinner!

10:43 am

Haz1558

de6/27 - to remove from, undo.

10:43 am

Haz1558

And husband gets none?

10:43 am

Atalante

too right :P

10:44 am

Haz1558

And Hobbit?

10:44 am

FMitch

I should think so too!

10:44 am

Atalante

he informed me that Tesco's don't sell sticky toffee pudding

10:44 am

rururocks

thank you haz..

10:44 am

Atalante

Hobbit might get a tiny weeny little smidge

10:44 am

Haz1558

You're welcome, ruru.

10:45 am

Haz1558

That would really rub it in, Atalante. Husband will feel the shame of it.

10:45 am

FMitch

Rubbish - I have seen them on the cooler shelf and managed to wask past them, right next to the fresh custard and the chocolate roulades and the treacle tart and the .....

10:45 am

Atalante

exactly FM!!

10:46 am

Haz1558

I have also witnessed them.

10:46 am

FMitch

ARGH!!! stop all this talk of such things, back you demons, back I say!!!

10:47 am

Atalante

I think I might eat some, give a bit to Hobbit, then scoop out the rest and put it in a tupperware thingy and hide in the fridge. Then show him the empty packing

10:47 am

Haz1558

If we scroll back, I think you started the talk of sweet things. You're to blame, as always, FM.

10:48 am

FMitch

I was only doing it to comfort you - it's all your fault.

10:48 am

ursh

Fireworks here - tx for clues along the way

10:48 am

Haz1558

Back go the sackcloth and ashes.

10:48 am

carleekat

ARGH...paperwork..and banks...

10:48 am

ursh

Go bokke - go bokke - go bokke - wooohooo

10:48 am

Haz1558

Congratulations ursh.

10:48 am

carleekat

<POMPOM TOSS> for ursh... glad u enjoyed the game red...I made it to mid 3'rd inning..was 3-1 for beantown

10:48 am

FMitch

Congrats ursh

10:49 am

ursh

Sorry could not resist

10:49 am

Scarlet

*Hugs for the day... sending some peace and strength your way, kattie

10:49 am

Haz1558

Yes! Congratulations on the world cup as well. Poor Englishmen are weeping into their beers.

10:49 am

FMitch

Pfft

10:49 am

Scarlet

Now we have one heckofa World Series to look forward to on Wednesday evening, kattie. Hope it goes the full seven games.

10:50 am

Dachef

hi peeps! Congrats Ursh on the world cup - I just got back from Capetown - they are going absolutely nuts over there!!!

10:50 am

Scarlet

Haz, why are you wearing sackcloth and ashes? Have you commited an unpardonable sin lately?

10:51 am

Haz1558

Hello Dachef!

10:51 am

Scarlet

Well done, ursh!

10:51 am

Haz1558

Scarlet, I teased inge, but she didn't get the joke and left quite abruptly. I feel badly about it.

10:52 am

ursh

Ty Dachef - do you come to SA often or just a once off visit

10:52 am

72 Temple Owl

*pokes head into room* is it safe to enter?

10:52 am

Scarlet

Oops... well, this too shall pass. Haz, you are the least objectionable person I've "met" on this chatline... *waves wand of absolution*

10:52 am

Haz1558

Tolerably safe, TO.

10:52 am

rururocks

could I get a clue on the first ha 6/21?

10:52 am

Haz1558

Thank you, Scarlet. I hope inge will accept my apology when next we meet.

10:53 am

Atalante

apart from Haz ripping other babblers to shreds with her wicked tongue

10:53 am

Dachef

no, just a once off. Anual conference for work. Well, I say conference.... the only conferring we really did was to decide which bar to go to next.

10:53 am

carleekat

wow this chat is flying....

10:53 am

Scarlet

I'm certain she will Haz. You are NEVER mean-spirited. Yep, kat... as usual!

10:53 am

Haz1558

ha6/21 - three letters to indicate possession, last three letters to indicate allowing, or renting out.

10:53 am

72 Temple Owl

ok i shall babble away, speaking only when spoken to...i got up on the wrong side of the bed i must admit....tired from weekend driving

10:53 am

Dachef

but I have to say Ursh - your country is absolutely stunning.

10:54 am

carleekat

i am off shortly to do a bit of shopping ( food ) and I just finished a mosaic frame for a wedding token gift...

10:54 am

Haz1558

We'll keep it in mind, TO and hope babble will soothe you.

10:54 am

rururocks

new one for me thanks a gain haz

10:54 am

ursh

Oh great - glad you had a good time - weather not being kind at the moment - lots of wind and rain

10:54 am

72 Temple Owl

aw, nice to be here

10:54 am

Haz1558

You're welcome, ruru.

10:54 am

DR1965

Good morning babblers

10:55 am

carleekat

hi dr...

10:55 am

Scarlet

Nice, kat. Make the best of a crushing day, dear one. Will be thinking of you. HI, TO, Dr1965 and all.

10:55 am

Haz1558

Hello DR.

10:55 am

72 Temple Owl

hi dr and all

10:55 am

carleekat

u sound... frazzled red..everythin gok there?

10:55 am

Dachef

it was beautiful on the west coast 2 days ago - did a helicoptter ride round Table mountain. Awesome.

10:55 am

DR1965

Hi Carle, Scarlet and Haz-

10:55 am

72 Temple Owl

eyst

10:55 am

72 Temple Owl

eysh

10:55 am

carleekat

how lovely dac

10:55 am

72 Temple Owl

eysh
eels

10:56 am

72 Temple Owl

sorry

10:56 am

DR1965

Hi TO

10:56 am

rururocks

the le's look exhaustingly long I think I will attack later.. thanks for the clues haz.. Inge will forgive you

10:56 am

Scarlet

I usually get a little "jumpy" when beloved has his follow-up oncologist visit... I simply adore this man in my life, kat.

10:56 am

Haz1558

Thanks ruru.

10:57 am

ursh

carleekat - would be grateful if you could point me in direction of mosaic websites - badly want to make a mirror (mosaic frames) for my bathrooms

10:57 am

carleekat

well.. am sure all will be fine red... but its understandable... {{{hugs}}}

10:58 am

Scarlet

Muchas gracias, kattie. Must go shower and dress like a real lady now... jeans and an ancient denim shirt don't make for decent "doctor visiting" costume.

10:58 am

72 Temple Owl

gee this grid is slow going...

10:58 am

carleekat

i don't know any ursh... I just "do it" I take old china....use tile snippers to break the china up into pieces...use tile adhesive to apply and sandable grout a day later...

10:58 am

caitlyn

Afternoon all.........

10:58 am

Haz1558

Good afternoon caitlyn.

10:58 am

ursh

ok tx carlee - determined to give it a go - and looks fairly easy to do

10:58 am

FMitch

Bye Scarlet see you soon.
Afternoon caitlyn

10:59 am

carleekat

i try to lay out the pattern to fit the object ..I just used a saucer to make a 4x4 frame...I buy the cheap wodden frames at micheals ( the wood is unfinished and takes the adhesive well )

10:59 am

Haz1558

And let's hope you have never unwittingly broken up a priceless piece of china. Wouldn't that be awful?

10:59 am

72 Temple Owl

bye scar, hi caitlyn

10:59 am

carleekat

hugs and smoochies... and you are in my prayers..take care..and keep me posted...

11:00 am

DR1965

IFany of you have heard about the fires in Southern California, please keep good thoughts.. Large areas of San Diego are on fire.

11:00 am

Scarlet

Thank you all, and smoochies to you, dear kat. Yes, I will.

11:00 am

carleekat

( I use china that the finish is cracked.... or chipped)

11:00 am

Scarlet

Haz, I am sending you best thoughts. You will make peace with inge... it's inevitable.

11:00 am

DR1965

not near my home yet but I have friends who were evacuated

11:00 am

Haz1558

Thank goodness!

11:01 am

carleekat

and the cheaper stuff holds up better..the really fine stuff...crumbles with the tile nippers

11:01 am

Haz1558

Thanks Scarlet, I hope so as well.

11:01 am

carleekat

I've seen the fottage of malibu...the fires or horrid...

11:01 am

caitlyn

Im really excited..we have founda stray dog in the re-homing kennels and as long as all is okay we can have her on Weds

11:01 am

FMitch

The fires have been in my thought all day Dr.

11:01 am

Haz1558

So you can't even get to work out your frustrations by smashing china? Your way, with the snippers, sounds much more precise.

11:02 am

carleekat

footage* even

11:02 am

FMitch

Wonderful cailtyn good for you!

11:02 am

caitlyn

DR I hope you keep safe

11:02 am

Haz1558

What is the dog like, caitlyn?

11:02 am

DR1965

Thanks FM- I live in East San Diego County and the smoke is awful...

11:02 am

DR1965

I drove in to work and they sent everyone home

11:02 am

carleekat

the tedious creative things..works it out for me haz...and if you smash you loose track of the "pattern"...so all is good ...I feel quite..refreshed..go figure

11:03 am

caitlyn

She is a cross labrador with ??? Haz

11:03 am

Haz1558

Refreshed sounds good.

11:03 am

Haz1558

Well, if there's labrador there, the temperament should be good. Stock up, though. They like their food.

11:05 am

caitlyn

She has met all the grandchiden..and they have taken her for walks and she seems to love them..she is only 3 months old

11:05 am

Haz1558

Oh, she's a puppy, then. That'll be fun!

11:06 am

Atalante

and towels! stock up with towels!

11:06 am

caitlyn

Roll on wednesday!!

11:06 am

FMitch

and things to chew on too?

11:07 am

Haz1558

Don't be silly, FMitch - she has furniture.

11:07 am

Atalante

should we show her what lizsark's lab did as a puppy?

11:07 am

caitlyn

Going shopping tomorrow armed with a big doggie shopping list..LOL

11:07 am

FMitch

lol was just hinking that very thing

11:08 am

Haz1558

Maybe this one (being a cross) won't be quite as creative with the destruction.

11:08 am

caitlyn

If you lot put me off she will have to stay in doggie prison!! Its up to you lol

11:09 am

BabbleRabble

creative destruction .. a talent for tear-down

11:09 am

FMitch

zips mouth to save the puppy :)

11:09 am

72 Temple Owl

labs as a breed are destructive?

11:10 am

caitlyn

Oh I have been told she is cross staffodshire with labrador

11:10 am

Haz1558

Only when they're puppies - but I think Liz's lab was extraordinary.

11:10 am

72 Temple Owl

*ponders mix*

11:10 am

Haz1558

Staffies are pretty benign, aren't they?

11:11 am

Atalante

I think labs do generally like to chew though

11:11 am

FMitch

Good mix

11:12 am

72 Temple Owl

i thought staffs are the origin of the pit bull

11:12 am

Atalante

they are both bull terriers

11:12 am

caitlyn

I hope so FMitch
TO the staffs my friend has are really soft and stupid

11:13 am

Haz1558

A vet in the practice used to have a beagle who travelled around with her. That dog managed to chew most of the interior.

11:13 am

72 Temple Owl

horrible what has been done to that breed over here

11:13 am

72 Temple Owl

brb

11:15 am

Atalante

I wish I'd grown up to be a vet

11:15 am

FMitch

Im still waiting to be a grown up ;)

11:15 am

Haz1558

You could always retrain.

11:16 am

caitlyn

LOL and me FMitch

11:16 am

Haz1558

You need to take the sniff test first, though.

11:16 am

Atalante

if I could afford to, I'd do it like a shot

11:17 am

72 Temple Owl

back...the pit bull has been banned outright in places

11:17 am

Haz1558

It's banned over here as well, TO.

11:17 am

periwinkle

hi all back to find my last 39

11:17 am

72 Temple Owl

hi peri

11:18 am

Haz1558

And off I go - time to make tea. Better put my Nigella face on..... Bye for now!

11:18 am

72 Temple Owl

see you later, haz.

11:18 am

FMitch

Hi peri, couple of nice grids on weboggle the other day weren't there.

11:18 am

periwinkle

did I miss Scarlet?

11:18 am

caitlyn

staffs seem to have picked up the pit bulls reputation ..as i said the ones I know are really soft

11:18 am

Atalante

byeeeeee

11:18 am

caitlyn

Hi peri..Bye Haz

11:18 am

Atalante

staffies are utter cuties

11:19 am

FMitch

Bye Haz

11:19 am

periwinkle

yes FMitch re weboggle, it is always fun to play it was it least one other person, they we always win!

11:19 am

periwinkle

*then* even

11:19 am

72 Temple Owl

is the bpit bull a cross of stffies, or just a result of training to fight?

11:19 am

Atalante

I wish you could see who else was playing in your team though

11:19 am

FMitch

I joined you the other night, 1st time in ages

11:20 am

periwinkle

FM do you play as Team Babble

11:20 am

periwinkle

I guess you do then, good :-)

11:20 am

FMitch

Yes I do

11:20 am

caitlyn

I think they were bred to fight TO (pit bull i mean)

11:20 am

periwinkle

I do do, Ata

11:20 am

periwinkle

I do do, Ata

11:20 am

periwinkle

wish we could chat on Weboggle

11:20 am

periwinkle

do to, what is wrong with my typing today?

11:21 am

Atalante

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pit_bull

11:21 am

FMitch

No time, with the speed those grid change at!

11:21 am

periwinkle

you are right, FM re the speed

11:21 am

72 Temple Owl

ty ata

11:21 am

periwinkle

it is a glorious day here, supposed to be in the 80's

11:21 am

caitlyn

Is this a new game you are talking about?

11:21 am

Preethi

hello all

11:21 am

periwinkle

Weboggle, cait

11:22 am

FMitch

coming back to babble after weboggle is a peaceful harmony of leisure LOL

11:22 am

periwinkle

hi Preethi

11:22 am

caitlyn

Hi Preethi

11:22 am

Preethi

Hi peri

11:22 am

Preethi

Hi cait

11:22 am

montreal13

hi babblers everywhere - back for my last 30

11:22 am

FMitch

Hello Preethi

11:22 am

caitlyn

Hi montreal

11:23 am

Preethi

Helo Montreal, Fmitch

11:23 am

72 Temple Owl

my friend's neighbors have a cane corso. she is gong to move because of it.

11:23 am

pida 1

morning, afternoon, all. clue for the ch 8/60 please

11:23 am

periwinkle

cane corso?

11:23 am

montreal13

i see that weboggle has been discussed - i play occasionnally, sometimes as Montreal13, other times as Team Babble...

cane corso is an italian origin dog - guard dog. we know it cheifly because two killed a woman in san fransicso and the trail of the owners was nationa lnews. from what i have read, they have little use besides guarding. and when one lives as close to enighbors a they do in the city it is frightening.

11:28 am

montreal13

sniff sniff (dejected and feeling abandoned..."

11:29 am

caitlyn

(((((((((montreal))))))))))) whats wrong?

11:29 am

72 Temple Owl

aw, monty!

11:29 am

FMitch

Awe (((monty))

11:29 am

Kallia

hi all back for last 36

11:29 am

cybernan

good morning all :)

11:29 am

72 Temple Owl

my friend is concerned for her dogs' safety

11:30 am

montreal13

nah.. just the christmas card affair...

11:30 am

caitlyn

Hi Kallia!!
Hi nan!!

11:30 am

montreal13

hi kallia and nan

11:30 am

pida 1

hi, Kallia, nan, and belated....hi Preethi and FM

11:31 am

caitlyn

TO I have never heard of that breed of dog

11:31 am

FMitch

BRB

11:31 am

caitlyn

I will send you a Christmas card monty

11:31 am

montreal13

(((((((((((caitlyn)))))))))))))

11:32 am

72 Temple Owl

caitlyn - they're BIG

11:35 am

Kateq

weboggle?

11:35 am

montreal13

yes kateq - a fast word game

11:36 am

montreal13

grids are 4x4 or 5x5 and games are 3-minutes

11:38 am

DR1965

belated hi Nan

11:39 am

Kateq

thank you--where is it found?

11:41 am

montreal13

weboggle.shckworks.com/

11:41 am

montreal13

correction weboggle.shackworks.com/

11:41 am

72 Temple Owl

anyone gong to boggle now?

11:42 am

montreal13

not me - 22 left...

11:43 am

72 Temple Owl

i need a distraction form this grid. or a break.

11:43 am

montreal13

when you play weboggle TO, do you play the 4x4 or the 5x5 grid ?

11:43 am

72 Temple Owl

i play 5/5 almost always

11:44 am

Shawnee

any clues for the ma6/27?

11:44 am

montreal13

ok, will go play a couple of games under Team Babble TO

11:44 am

movieman

plural the 5/16 shawnee

11:45 am

72 Temple Owl

k...how about three?

11:45 am

caitlyn

Shawnee ma6/27 is a plural of the 5/16

11:45 am

montreal13

similar to the others shawnee but think australia

11:46 am

montreal13

yes TO 3 games

11:46 am

Shawnee

I feel so stupid. Thanks mr. obvious

11:46 am

caitlyn

How many players can play in team babble ?

11:46 am

72 Temple Owl

i only have one ,a5/16 and it does not plural

11:46 am

montreal13

brb - will go weboggle for 3 games - bye for now

11:47 am

72 Temple Owl

btw monty waiting for new grid any moment now

11:47 am

Uneaixoise

TO, "Ahoy, ye ma****"

11:47 am

montreal13

ok

11:48 am

caitlyn

Bye monty

11:48 am

sharons

need a clue for ch6.24 please

11:49 am

Uneaixoise

ch6/24 pure, virginal

11:49 am

Preethi

anyone has the ch 9?

11:49 am

Uneaixoise

sharons, are you getting rain today??

11:49 am

Uneaixoise

ch9 is past tense of ch7/36

11:49 am

sharons

thanks uneaixoise. Yes a little bit

11:50 am

caitlyn

Preethi do you have the ch7/36 if so extend it with past tense

11:50 am

Uneaixoise

we'll try to send you more--it's been raining her for about 5 hours--wahoo!!!!!!!!!!

11:50 am

Uneaixoise

*here

11:50 am

Preethi

thanks une, cait

11:50 am

caitlyn

YW

11:51 am

Uneaixoise

yw :-)

11:53 am

caitlyn

Time to cook..happy babbling all..see you tomorrow..bye

11:54 am

Kallia

how many sc's are tere

11:54 am

Uneaixoise

bye, caitlyn!

11:54 am

Kallia

how many sc's are there please

11:54 am

Uneaixoise

dunno, i've got three so far

11:54 am

Kallia

I have 3 x4

11:55 am

caitlyn

sc4/6 x2 sc4/5 and sc5/20

11:55 am

cybernan

*!*~*!* ta da *!*~*!*

11:55 am

Uneaixoise

i've got sc4 x 2 and sc5 x 1

11:55 am

caitlyn

Now Im gone!!

11:55 am

Uneaixoise

woohoo, nan!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

11:55 am

Kallia

ah there is a 5 ty

11:56 am

cybernan

sc 4 x3, sc 5

11:56 am

Shawnee

clue for the sc5/20 please

11:56 am

Uneaixoise

ah, got 'em all now

11:56 am

Uneaixoise

trickery, a lot, shoo, and cold sorrel soup

11:57 am

cybernan

sc 5: sort of like a knife with different middle vowel sound -- use the point count

11:57 am

Uneaixoise

(you can google cold sorrel soup)

11:57 am

72 Temple Owl

ok monty, back! ty for the effort!

11:58 am

Shawnee

thank you interesting word

11:58 am

montreal13

back from 3 games of weboggle - we didn't win any... but came relatively close...

11:58 am

Shawnee

that was fast, mont

11:58 am

cybernan

anyone want a clue before I leave?

11:58 am

montreal13

tx TO - that was more fun then playing alone

11:58 am

72 Temple Owl

sadly, i suffer from fat fingers today....

11:59 am

montreal13

and i suffer about 10 thumbs...

11:59 am

Kallia

got the 5 now...haven't seen that before, well cant remember if I did!

11:59 am

72 Temple Owl

but on the bright side i have learned the word for cold sorrel soup!

11:59 am

cybernan

new one for me too, kallia

11:59 am

montreal13

games are only 3 minutes each shawnee...

11:59 am

Uneaixoise

:-D

11:59 am

72 Temple Owl

ok peeps - see you later! happy babbling!

11:59 am

Uneaixoise

later, TO!

11:59 am

montreal13

later TO

11:59 am

Shawnee

bye TO

12:00 pm

cybernan

since there are no clue requests, I'll be off as well -- back at the flip :)

12:00 pm

Shawnee

bye nan

12:00 pm

montreal13

later nan

12:03 pm

Shawnee

I have discovered that babbling and nibbling go hand in hand. Dangerous combo

12:05 pm

EvaNadine

just added a few new pictures of my adorable nephews to my flickr account, which you can access through my profile. :)

12:05 pm

montreal13

it shawnee if you do a lot of babbling...

12:06 pm

montreal13

nice pics Eva - especially the one with the cake residues...

12:06 pm

EvaNadine

gotta love those. :)

12:06 pm

montreal13

forgot a word shawnee -- it IS dangerous shawnee if you do a lot of babbling...